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LITTLE ENGLAND HISTORIC DISTRICT
LOCATION:
Zip Code: 23669
District: 8
North: Settlers Landing Road and Salters Creek
South: Sunset Creek
East: Hampton River
West: Kecoughtan Road
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District: 8
North: Settlers Landing Road and Salters Creek
South: Sunset Creek
East: Hampton River
West: Kecoughtan Road
Map
DESCRIPTION:
Tucked away from the traffic of daily life, this neighborhood is almost frozen in time. The neighborhood is known by various names - Acorn Point, Cedar Point and Little England among them. But many Hampton residents simply refer to the area as the city's historic district. Giant oaks and lacy pines mark the streets.
Victoria Boulevard, the neighborhood's main thoroughfare, is lined with beautiful Victorians, many of which have been renovated. The first homes were built around the turn of the century and were designed in the Queen Anne style, which typically featured large areas of casement windows, chimneys in decorative patterns, and elegant combinations of weatherboard and shingles. This style gave way in the early 1900's to the simpler Colonial Revival style. Many of the homes built after 1910 are in the style known as American Foursquare and all wear their age well.
Victoria Boulevard, the neighborhood's main thoroughfare, is lined with beautiful Victorians, many of which have been renovated. The first homes were built around the turn of the century and were designed in the Queen Anne style, which typically featured large areas of casement windows, chimneys in decorative patterns, and elegant combinations of weatherboard and shingles. This style gave way in the early 1900's to the simpler Colonial Revival style. Many of the homes built after 1910 are in the style known as American Foursquare and all wear their age well.
HIGHLIGHTS:
One of the most special things about the Historic District is the water. Water surrounds the Historic District on three sides providing breathtaking views. It takes just minutes to walk to downtown shops and restaurants. This neighborhood is on the Virginia Register of Historic Places and has more than its share of notable homes. One of which was once the parish house for St. John's Church, which was established in 1610 and is the oldest Anglican parish in America.
HISTORY:
James Darling, who conceived and laid out this neighborhood, came to Hampton from New York in 1866 by boat loaded with lumber. Building supplies were in great demand at that time, as Hampton had been destroyed by burning in the Civil War. Darling was a very successful businessman and built his own lumber yard and grist mill. He eventually went into the oyster business, and became one of the largest oyster merchants in the country. In 1886, he purchased several parcels of land which were part of Little England, an 18th-century plantation. He laid out the Victoria Boulevard area in 1888 as a "streetcar suburb", designed to complement his new electric railway between Hampton and Newport News.
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